Dale Township, Atchison County, Missouri

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Dale Township
Township
Map highlighting Dale Township, Atchison County, Missouri.svg
Coordinates: 40°19′43″N95°15′53″W / 40.3286346°N 95.2648393°W / 40.3286346; -95.2648393
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
County Atchison
Area
[1]
 • Total
211.4 km2 (81.61 sq mi)
 • Land211 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
 • Water0.03 km2 (0.01 sq mi)  0.01%
Elevation
[2]
310 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total
187
 • Density0.9/km2 (2.3/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-00518028 [1]
GNIS feature ID766235 [2]

Dale Township is a township in Atchison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 187. [3]

Contents

Dale Township most likely was named for the dales within its borders. [4]

Geography

Dale Township covers an area of 81.6 square miles (211.4 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements. The former hamlets of Dotham [5] and Osawld [6] were located in the township. It contains one cemetery, Walkup Grove.

The streams of Hickory Branch and Long Branch run through this township.

Transportation

Dale Township contains one airport, Cleveland Airport.

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dale Township, Atchison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Atchison County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ "Plat book of Atchison County, Missouri 1904". Minneapolis, Minn. : Northwest Publishing Company. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Atchison County, Missouri 1904 Map" . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
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